The Nation - News from July 16, 1985
Environmentalists filed suit in federal court against the Administration in an effort to stop mining and mineral exploration on millions of acres of land now used for hunting, fishing and camping. The National Wildlife Federation said the Interior Department is running its so-called land withdrawal review program illegally, without the necessary regulations and without publicly stating the purpose of the program.
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